Nanterre, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 in France · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 33614 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 1255 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
Weighted crime: 21,218 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by SSMSI (Ministère de l'Intérieur) (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual offences | |||
| Sexual violence | 183 | 187.1 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 408 | 417.3 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 361 | 369.2 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 16 | 16.4 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 152 | 155.4 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 1,419 | 1,451.2 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 190 | 194.3 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 304 | 310.9 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 317 | 324.2 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 102 | 104.3 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 535 | 547.1 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 325 | 332.4 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 981 | 1,003.2 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 689 | 704.6 | 651.7 |
| Counts victims, in the commune where the victim lives, not where the fraud happened. | |||
Source: SSMSI (Ministère de l'Intérieur), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Sexual offences | 183 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 769 |
| Robbery | 168 |
| Theft and burglary | 2,332 |
| Drugs | 860 |
| Damage and public order | 981 |
| Other | 689 |
Questions about crime in Nanterre
- Is Nanterre safe?
- Nanterre: Safety 3 out of 10 (Above average crime). Compared with 33614 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 1255 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
- What is the crime rate in Nanterre?
- Nanterre: Weighted crime: 21,218 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 10.0 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: École du Général Joinville 50 m
- School: Élémentaire 100 m
- School: Maternelle 130 m
- School: Maternelle Victor Hugo 470 m
- School: Collège Victor Hugo 480 m
- Bus stop: Paul Bert 110 m
- Bus stop: Paul Bert 120 m
- Bus stop: Hoche 220 m
- Railway station: Nanterre-Ville 450 m
- Doctor or clinic: Groupe Médical du Centre 530 m
- A&E: Hôpital Max Fourestier 2.3 km
- Supermarket: Coccinelle Express 360 m
- Supermarket: Intermarché 470 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Puteaux 1/10
- Suresnes 4/10
- La Garenne-Colombes 6/10
- Rueil-Malmaison 5/10
- Courbevoie 5/10
- Colombes 4/10
- Neuilly-sur-Seine 6/10
- Bois-Colombes 7/10
Mayors of Nanterre since 2014
Nanterre: Union of the left. Département president: Georges Siffredi (Union of the right)
Raphaël ADAM · Union of the left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Raphaël ADAM
October 2023 – March 2026
Nanterre ▼ −6% · France ▲ +2%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Patrick JARRY · Other left
May 2020 – October 2023
Nanterre ▼ −2% · France ▲ +3%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Patrick JARRY · Union of the left
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
Nanterre ▲ +4% · France 0%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Maires: Répertoire national des élus and Ministère de l'Intérieur election results. Crime: SSMSI. Licence Ouverte v2.0. Maires 2014: Ministère de l'Intérieur via IdeesLibres (ODbL).
